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Sah Modern Mediterranean, North Adelaide

I think I’m going to take into account what the stranger says and suggests cause more often than not.. he’s not wrong. Hmph! For example, when I told him that I was catching up with the girls over tapas at Sah.. his reaction… ‘Really? Why…? there’s so many other better places out there.‘ – and you know what, he was right on the money. Instead, my stubbornness and eagerness to try Sah was fueled by recommendations by a few friends and hey.. two vs one, they won out. Haha 😛

First up, garlic and tomato bread – they came out and looked boring, unappealing and were completely unseasoned! Extra pinches of the provided salt on the table were taken by us around the table to add some much needed flavour to the bread.

The extensive tapas menu was displayed on the chalk board on one wall of the restaurant with no specific pricing guide, only that they ranged from $6.90-$12.90 and as you would have it, most of the ones that we ordered were at least $10.00 or more. Go figure! (We only found out how much each tapas cost once we got our bill)

One char grilled lamb for $12.90?! Um.. how about no. Way too expensive and nothing worth raving on about. For $12.90, a lunch at Cafe Primo would have been more satisfying (which has now increased to $13.90 but hey, their repetitive commercials did their job)! The fried scampi tails were… not appetising at all. Plops of cream, chunky raw garlic and maybe a piece or two of small and bland scampi tails… yeah… it wasn’t good. Then the scallops… there was none of that light brown sear on the outside, the meat was rubbery and the morsels were small. It ain’t gonna compare to the amazing ones I had at The Pot, thas’ for sure! The chorizos offered some much needed flavour into our meal! Salty charred goodness teamed with sweet sultanas adding a sweetness that cut through the richness.

The mushroom weren’t a favourite on the table and the tempura duck slices were a rip off! Three slices for $12.90?! It’s more expensive than.. say.. a macaron! Then our main of gnocchi arrived.. and it was really bad! The house made potato gnocchi was chewy, rubbery and bland. I left mine untouched for the rest of the evening.

By the end of it all, we racked up a hefty bill for small servings of unappetising food and left with half filled stomachs. Our next stop? The quest for another eatery for a quick feed to fill our unsatisfied stomachs!

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2 comments for “Sah Modern Mediterranean, North Adelaide”

Ann

November 26, 2012 at 1:57 AM

Well D, sometimes you just have to check it out for yourself. Too bad it was so expensive. We had some charred San Jose chorizo on the weekend as part of a platter at The Robin Hood Hotel (scoopon!). That stuff is delicious.

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